NRA is filing suit against Illinois’ total prohibition on carrying firearms. I have not yet read the complaint, but will take a look at it as soon as I have time. It’s worth noting that the Concealed Carry bill was pulled before all the votes were in, so it’s still alive. This presents a cash strapped state with two options. One option is to spend a lot of money fighting a lawsuit in the courts, the other is to pass the concealed carry bill, which will be a source of revenue. The choice is theirs.

SAF filed Moore v. Madigan late yesterday in the Central District of IL.

The lead plaintiff in that suit is Michael Moore but not THAT Michael Moore. This guy was a corrections officer and deputy sheriff in Cook Co for 30 years and is now the Superintendent of the Champaign Co Jail. The latter job is not a sworn LEO so he isn’t allowed to carry anymore.

Good plaintiffs in both suits – a former LEO and a church lady who was badly beaten at the church by a robber.